Ozark_Kid

@island lady Patricia, thanks for taking the time to start this thread and all the great pics you posted. Good job. Please tell Bucky I said hi. Looking forward to you picking it back up when you get back!

I am working on mine right now.

I understand. We were considering downsizing a few years back. After awhile we both started remembering back of the other times we moved. At that point we decided to stay put. We didn't want to experience moving again!

After the 1st show they let us out the doors pretty quickly. It was a packed show. The 2nd show they were not reopening the doors quickly and they redirected me to the elevator. I waited for one other person to go up. Not that long. I don't know if they opened the doors after I left them. It appeared to me that they want to use the doors for accessibility only.

We went to the ice skating shows twice. The 1st time a crew member caught us as we exited the elevator and directed us to the rink by going down the running track. The second time a crew member directed us through play makers to the elevator. DW was able to join me in the elevator. Sharon sat with me both times in a handicap chair while I stayed in the wheelchair. I was surprised how accessible things were. Not everything was perfect but beat my expectations after watching videos beforehand. I had no problem at shows. The Oz show and at the Aquatheater I transferred to a chair. I used a chair lift to get into a hot tub. There was a chair lift to get down to the Hideaway but I never had the desire to go all the way down after hearing it was load. The only lift that didn't work was to the Flowrider. Friends helped me up those stairs. Also there was no way for me to do the slides. I forgot about the pod in the Aquadome so never checked it out.

We have it booked for September 30th. Would be nice if we were cruisin together.

When do you have planned to cruise Utopia.

My DW took a pic of this area on deck 5.

You may need to zoom in to see. Kenzie has her safety glasses on while she helps her dad build a shelf.

The Crown Edge was a sea day. One pic 10:30am other 11:00. Not much different at noon. 1st pic of band 1:07pm at sea if I remember correctly. 2nd pic 9:17am. At port. There are so many different places to hang out. Each having a different experience. I heard the Hideaway was noisy so I stayed away from it.

We were on last week. Try laying out at Cloud 17. We were about midship or more towards the back but before the hot tub. It was not an "adults only" spot but the two days we laid out there we saw very few kids. There is really nothing around there to attract them. One time the band was playing across from us on deck 16. Perfect volume. Try it out, I bet you will like it. First time. second time. One day we laid out by the Crown's Edge. Nice and relaxing. There are several places you can go where it's almost all adults. There are several places kids will not want to hang out.

Thanks for mentioning me. I would of missed this cool video. And thanks @bobmacliberty

We did not stay in a suite but visited the area about 7:30 pm and it was pretty quiet and not many people.

On the app right now for all 8 days.

During the restart we upgraded from an OVB to a Grand Suite by checking at guest services. I have not heard anyone being able to do that for at least the last year.

@ReneeFLL Have you had a chance to say "hello" for me yet?

Some things are harder to deal with, such as what you are going through, when there is no end in sight. Hang in there Dani. 🙏 we are all still and will always be thinking of you.

@Ocean Boy Just one port away from meeting you! We are sitting at MIA. Enjoy your cruise! Tell Renee and Mike we are glad we met them! Great folks. You may already know, Renee gives the best hugs! Have fun!

Thanks. Enjoyed are time together. We are at gate G section with Keith and Regina. We fly out at 11:50 am to Nashville while they fly out a little later to Memphis. Safe travels to y'all too.

We left our room at 7:20am. No delays getting off the ship. 15 minutes tops. No lines. It took awhile for the Lyft to pick us up. We didn't call Lyft until we were off the ship. It took awhile to get to our gate. Not the greatest check in guy. At the gate at 8:50am.

About time yo get going

That is what we received.

From the balcony.

I found a shaved ribeye sandwich at Cococay.

@Ocean Boy A lot of empty chairs today at Cloud 17! Deck 15 and 16 empty too!